GE GDT585H*Y***: running cost
The GE GDT585H*Y*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
That $45 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the GE GDT585H*Y*** compares to other dishwashers
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 545 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. 737 certified dishwashers, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE GDT585H*Y*** on that list: GE GDT565H*Y*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE GDT595H*Y*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the GE lineup
Ranked 30 of GE's 41 certified dishwashers, this sits between the GBF180S*M*** ($44/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the UDT16***V*** ($45/yr, its priciest).
GE GDT585H*Y*** over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the GE GDT585H*Y*** that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $45/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$45/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GDT585H*Y***; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 545 of 737, the GE GDT585H*Y*** sits in the middle of the dishwasher category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.